Amith Chandrashaker

Amith Chandrashaker is a Tony-nominated lighting designer who works in Theater, Opera, and Dance. His credits include Broadway: Prayer for the French Republic (Tony Nom.), Merrily We Roll Along, and Purpose. Off Broadway: The Public, Playwrights Horizons, NYTW, The Atlantic, and The Signature. Regional Theaters: Second Stage, Manhattan Theater Club, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, The Geffen, and The Huntington. Opera: The Glimmerglass Festival, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, and The Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Dance: Staatstheater Nuremberg, The Lyon Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet of New Zealand, The Joyce, and The National Dance Company of Wales.  He is the recipient of esteemed Drama Desk and Henry Hewes awards. He serves on the Executive Board for the Theatrical Union, United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and a Master of Fine Arts NYU Tisch School of the Arts.